The Houston Zoo announced Wednesday its new president and CEO, Lisa Peterson, who will fill the position in June.

Ophelia the escaped zoo otter is back home but Louie remains elusive — perhaps in search of a mate. The two North American river otters escaped two weeks ago from the NEW Zoo & Adventure Park ...

Powerful winds tore through the Texas Panhandle and central Texas on Friday, March 14, reaching 83 mph in Amarillo, the National Weather Service (NWS) said. Widespread blowing dust and wind gusts up ...

The mayor of Amarillo has declared a state of disaster after a massive dust storm caused multiple fatal crashes. The storms sparked apocalyptic scenes, including destructive winds knocking over ...

Powerful winds tore through the Texas Panhandle on Friday, March 14, reaching 83 mph in Amarillo, the National Weather Service (NWS) said. The weather service reported strong wind gusts in dozens of ...

AMARILLO, Texas (KFDA/Gray News) – Police in Texas say a person of interest in a woman’s death may have pushed her body around a neighborhood in a stroller. The Amarillo Police Department said ...

HOUSTON (KIAH) -- So far in 2025, a total of 102 cold-stunned turtles have been rescued, and rehabilitated by Houston Zoo with ongoing efforts to rehabilitate and return them to the wild.

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AMARILLO, Texas (KFDA) - Amarillo police are investigating a suspicious death after a fight left one man dead on Sunday afternoon. On March 9, officers responded to a medical call around 2:30 p.m ...

Read full article: A fight near a taco truck escalates to a deadly shooting in Spring Branch House of Extra Measures residents during a meeting at a recovery home in Houston on March 2, 2025.

AMARILLO, Texas (KAMR/KCIT) – Beccah Schwartz, Amarillo Zoo visitor service specialist, and Carrie Rushing, Amarillo Zoo education coordinator, joined Today in Amarillo on Friday morning and ...